WEBVTT CITY. TODAY HE SPOKE TO ACTION 7 NEWS REPORTER NANCY LAFLIN TO TRY AND CLEAR THE AIR. >> THERE'S A LOT OF INFORMATION OUT THERE THAT'S NOT REALLY LETS JUST SAY ACCURATE. LETS PUT IT THAT WAY. REPORTER: THE MAYOR ON THE DEFENSE ABOUT A MULTI MILLION DOLLAR PROJECT THAT WOULD CHANGE THE LANDSCAPE OF CENTRAL AVENUE BY PUTTING IN RAPID TRANSIT,SMACK IN THE MIDDLE IT. >> WHEN PEOPLE GET MISLEADING INFORMATION AND SOMETIMES FALSE INFORMATION THEY'RE UNDERSTANDABLY UPSET. REPORTER: PEOPLE ARE GROUPS ARE OPPOSED TO THE ALBUQUERQUE RAPID TRANSIT PROJECT,KNOWN AS ART. >> IT'S GONNA PROBABLY IMPACT OUR BUSINESS. REPORTER: WE ASKED THE MAYOR ABOUT THE NEW MEXICO RESTAURANT ASSOCIATION GIVING ART A THUMBS DOWN. >> WE NEVER GOT ASKED BY THE RESTAURANT ASSOCIATION TO SIT DOWN AND EXPLAIN IT TO THEM WE MET WITH SOME OF THE MEMBERS OVER THE YEARS,BUT WE'VE NEVER GOTTEN A CHANCE TO GO TO THEIR EXECUTIVE BOARD AND EXPLAIN IT. REPORTER: AND THERE ARE CONCERNS ABOUT PARKING, WATER RATES, AND LANDSCAPING. >> I'VE HAD PEOPLE COMING TO ME THINKING THEIR WATER BILL IS GOING TO GO UP BECAUSE THEY SAW SOMETHING ON THE NEWS THAT LED THEM TO BELIEVE THAT THEIR WATER BILLS ARE GOING UP. THAT IS NOT TRUE. WE'VE HAD PEOPLE COME TO ME AND TELL ME THEY'RE GOING TO LOSE PARKING. THAT IS NOT TRUE. WE'RE ADDING PARKING. THAT WE'RE GOING TO LOSE A NET AMOUNT OF TREES. THAT IS NOT TRUE. WE ARE GOING TO GAIN TREES. REPORTER: AND THERE'S THE CONCERN ABOUT FUNDING, WILL FEDERAL MONEY REALLY COME THROUGH? >> WE HAVEN'T LOST A DIME OF FUNDING. WE STILL HAVE A COMMITMENT FROM THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT FOR $69+ MILLION. REPORTER: THE ONLY QUESTION IS,WILL IT GO INTO ONE BUDGET YEAR OR ALL INTO TWO BUDGET YEARS. WE KNEW THAT GOING IN. THAT'S NOT NEW NEWS TO US,BUT I THINK THERE ARE SOME PEOPLE IN THE COMMUNITY THAT TRY AND USE THAT AS INFORMATION TO SCARE PEOPLE,AND MAKE THEM THINK THE PROJECT IS NOT VIABLE. REPORTER: AND THERE ARE SOME BUSINESS GROUPS IN SUPPORT OF ART.